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With 21 stages and four major jersey competitions to follow, the Tour de France standings can change through time gaps, bonus seconds, breakaway moves, sprint points, mountain points and decisive race incidents. This page will follow those changes throughout the 2026 Tour de France.<\/p>\n
General Classification Standings after Stage 8<\/p>\n
Stage 8 produced no changes inside the top 15, with the GC contenders finishing safely together in Bergerac.<\/p>\n
Pogacar remains 2:42 ahead of Vingegaard, while only seven seconds separate Del Toro, Evenepoel and Ayuso from third to fifth. Seixas holds sixth at 3:55, five seconds ahead of Lipowitz, with Martinez, Skjelmose and Vacek completing the top 10.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG28:49:072-\u00a0Vingegaard\u00a0JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike2:423-\u00a0del Toro\u00a0IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG3:274-\u00a0Evenepoel\u00a0RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe3:305-\u00a0Ayuso\u00a0JuanLidl – Trek3:346-Seixas PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team3:557- Lipowitz FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe4:008-\u00a0Martinez\u00a0LennyBahrain – Victorious4:219-\u00a0Skjelmose\u00a0MattiasLidl – Trek4:5710-\u00a0Vacek\u00a0MathiasLidl – Trek7:1011-\u00a0Bernal\u00a0EganNetcompany INEOS9:1212-\u00a0Quinn\u00a0SeanEF Education – EasyPost9:3513-\u00a0Johannessen\u00a0Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility9:4214-\u00a0Van Wilder\u00a0IlanSoudal Quick-Step9:4515-\u00a0Pidcock\u00a0TomPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team9:5016-\u00a0Piganzoli\u00a0DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike10:4617-\u00a0Van Eetvelt\u00a0LennertLotto Intermarch\u00e910:5118-\u00a0Jegat\u00a0JordanTotalEnergies10:5619\u25b21\u00a0Voisard\u00a0YannisTudor Pro Cycling Team12:2120\u25b21\u00a0Tejada\u00a0HaroldXDS Astana Team13:0621\u25bc2\u00a0Debruyne\u00a0RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech13:1522-\u00a0Castrillo\u00a0PabloMovistar Team13:2423-\u00a0Kuss\u00a0SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike13:3324\u25b21\u00a0Yates\u00a0AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG14:3125\u25bc1\u00a0Carapaz\u00a0RichardEF Education – EasyPost15:24Points Classification Standings after Stage 8<\/p>\n
Merlier\u2019s back-to-back victories have blown the green jersey battle wide open. The Belgian climbed two places to second on 213 points, cutting Mads Pedersen\u2019s lead to just 15 despite the Dane increasing his total to 228.<\/p>\n
Girmay slipped to third but remains firmly involved on 203, while Philipsen rose to fourth on 175. Kanter dropped two places to fifth, with Kooij\u2019s podium moving him from eighth to sixth.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Pedersen\u00a0MadsLidl – Trek2282\u25b22\u00a0Merlier\u00a0TimSoudal Quick-Step2133\u25bc1\u00a0Girmay\u00a0BiniamNSN Cycling Team2034\u25b21\u00a0Philipsen\u00a0JasperAlpecin – Premier Tech1755\u25bc2\u00a0Kanter\u00a0MaxXDS Astana Team1726\u25b22\u00a0Kooij\u00a0OlavDecathlon CMA CGM Team1107-\u00a0W\u00e6renskjold\u00a0S\u00f8renUno-X Mobility898\u25b21 Turgis AnthonyTotalEnergies799\u25bc3Pogacar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG7510-\u00a0Vingegaard\u00a0JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike61King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 8<\/p>\n
Stage 8 left the mountains classification unchanged, with only two fourth-category points available. Slock collected both, but remained outside the top 10.<\/p>\n
Pogacar continues to lead on 28 points, nine clear of Vingegaard and 12 ahead of Martinez. The major battle for the polka dots will resume when the Tour returns to more demanding terrain.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG282-\u00a0Vingegaard\u00a0JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike193-\u00a0Martinez\u00a0LennyBahrain – Victorious164-\u00a0Baudin\u00a0AlexEF Education – EasyPost135-\u00a0Seixas\u00a0PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team126-\u00a0Paret-Peintre\u00a0ValentinSoudal Quick-Step107-\u00a0del Toro\u00a0IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG108-Lipowitz FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe109-\u00a0Prodhomme NicolasDecathlon CMA CGM Team910-\u00a0Garc\u00eda Pierna\u00a0Ra\u00falMovistar Team7Youth Classification\u00a0Standings after Stage 8<\/p>\n
Stage 8 left the youth classification unchanged, with all 10 leading riders retaining their positions.<\/p>\n
Del Toro continues to lead Ayuso by only seven seconds, while Seixas remains firmly involved at 28 seconds. Martinez sits fourth at 54 seconds, with Vacek completing the top five at 3:43.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0del Toro\u00a0IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG28:52:342-\u00a0Ayuso\u00a0JuanLidl – Trek0:073-\u00a0Seixas\u00a0PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:284-\u00a0Martinez\u00a0LennyBahrain – Victorious0:545-\u00a0Vacek\u00a0MathiasLidl – Trek3:436-\u00a0Piganzoli\u00a0DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike7:197-\u00a0Van Eetvelt\u00a0LennertLotto Intermarch\u00e97:248- Debruyne RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech9:489-Castrillo PabloMovistar Team9:5710-\u00a0Tiberi\u00a0AntonioBahrain – Victorious23:36Teams\u00a0Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n
Lidl-Trek retained a commanding lead in the teams classification, remaining 27:01 ahead of Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 hansgrohe and 27:08 clear of UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG.<\/p>\n
The only change inside the top 10 saw Decathlon CMA CGM Team climb above EF Education \u2013 EasyPost into fifth. Visma remained fourth, with Netcompany INEOS seventh.<\/p>\n
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